Eskifjörður

Eskifjörður (in original spelling; ), or Eskifjördur, is a town and port in eastern Iceland with a large fishing industry. With a population of 1,043 it is one of the most populous towns in the municipality of Fjarðabyggð.

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Vinony files it under Eskifjörður, Fjords of Iceland and Populated places in Eastern Region (Iceland).

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Place details

Locality: Eskifjörður
Region: East
Country: Ísland
Population: 1,043
Timezone: Atlantic/Reykjavik

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Eskifjörður
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Eskifjörður with cruise ship Prinsendam at its wharf, 2017 02.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Eskifjörður with cruise ship Prinsendam at its wharf, 2017
Settlement.image_map: Fjardabyggd map.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location of the Municipality of Fjarðabyggð
Settlement.pushpin_map: Iceland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Iceland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Constituency
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Northeast Constituency
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Eastern Region
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Fjarðabyggð
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_total: 1,043

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: city
Country: Iceland
Located in: Eastern Region
Population: 1020
Shares border with: Fáskrúðsfjörður
Official website: www.fjardabyggd.is/Eskifjordur
Image: Eskifjörður Panorama 01.jpg

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Encyclopedic overview

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History
Geography
Main sights
Notable people
References
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==History== Eskifjörður had 302 inhabitants in 1901, 425 in 1910, 619 in 1920, 758 in 1930, 671 in 1940, 673 in 1950, 1,741 in 1960, 936 in 1970 and 1,084 in 1981. It obtained the rights and privileges of an official trading place (verslunastaður) as early as 1786 and was awarded municipal status (kaupstaðarréttindi) on 10 April 1974. It developed into a booming community after Örum & Wulff, a powerful Danish trading company, had opened a trading post in 1798. In 1802 Kjartan Þórlaksson, the first Icelandic merchant who was not a Dane, settled down in Eskifjörður and started a successful business.

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